The legal, professional, and ethical dimensions of education in nursing / Mable H. Smith.
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TextPublisher: New York, NY : Springer Pub., [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (xix, 376 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780826199546
- 0826199542
- 1280128909
- 9781280128905
- 9786613532787
- 6613532789
- 344.73/074 23
- KF2915.N8 S485 2012eb
- WY 18
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Revised edition of: The legal, professional, and ethical dimensions of higher education. ©2005.
Includes bibliographical references.
The legal rights of students -- The legal rights of students and faculty : related to freedom of speech -- Faculty protection against lawsuits / Mable H. Smith with contributions by Yvonne D. McKoy -- Faculty and the employment relationship / Mable H. Smith and Yvonne D. McKoy -- Faculty relations in academic environments -- The teaching role of faculty / Richardean Benjamin and Mable H. Smith -- The scholarship role of nursing faculty -- The service/practice role of faculty / Richardean Benjamin and Mable H. Smith -- Ethical considerations in education environments.
Print version record.
The only volume on higher education law written specifically for nursing faculty, this volume imparts the basic foundations of the legal, professional, and ethical issues that concern faculty on a daily basis. It clearly defines the legal rights of students, professors, and educational institutions along with the case laws supporting those rights. Each chapter contains a vivid legal scenario, related legal principles and theoretical foundations, and critical thinking questions. Written by an author who is both a nurse educator and ... Show More attorney, the volume emphasizes sound decision making so that readers can successfully navigate the complex legal issues confronting them in the faculty role. This second edition reflects recent changes in higher education and includes an emphasis on students' rights and safety. Chapters address the general legal rights of students with expanded content on the interplay with social media, rights of faculty regarding freedom of speech, faculty protection against lawsuits, faculty and the employment relationship, faculty relations, the teaching and scholarship roles of faculty, the service and clinical practice role of faculty, and ethical considerations for patients, students, and faculty in education environments. Appendices include information on how to read a legal case and how to research legal topics.
English.